[ad_1] An electrical engineer working on NASA's nascent space program, Bob Davidson entered his job in three months in 1962 when it was announced that his project had been abandoned. Instead, he …
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[ad_1] "Antarctica is the closest thing you can to earth," said Dr. Richard Aster, a geophysicist with Colorado State University. The most desolate place on earth is the icy region of the …
Read More »12-pound lunar meteorite sells for more than $ 600,000
[ad_1] Would you pay more than $ 600,000 for a chunk of the moon? Someone did. A 12-pound chunk of the moon that fell to the earth as a meteorite has been …
Read More »Une météorite lunaire de 12 livres se vend plus de 600 000 $
[ad_1] Souhaitez-vous payer plus de 600 000 $ pour un morceau de lune? Quelqu'un l'a fait. Un morceau de lune de 12 livres qui est tombé sur la Terre sous la forme …
Read More »BepiColombo Stacked for Mercury – Spaceflight Now
[ad_1] The BepiColombo spacecraft is pictured in launching configuratin shortly before stacking atop the Ariane 5 rocket in French Guiana. Credit: ESA / CNES / Arianespace – Photo Optical Video of the …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) – You can call it a prehistoric prequel. Scientists said on Thursday they have unearthed in southern Germany the fossil of a fish that, with its mouth …
Read More »Les insectes disparaissent rapidement dans les forêts tropicales de Porto Rico
[ad_1] Les chercheurs ont documenté un net déclin des populations d'animaux invertébrés, tels que les insectes et les mille-pattes, présents dans les forêts tropicales du nord-est de Porto Rico. Les arthropodes ont …
Read More »Einstein and the incredible Hulk now have their own constellations (but you'll never see them)
[ad_1] Look at the night sky and you will not see Albert Einstein, the Eiffel Tower, or any of the other 21 newly named NASA gamma ray constellations. Credit: NASA For thousands …
Read More »In California skies, more rockets’ silken glare
[ad_1] s SpaceX and other companies use the Vandenberg Air Force Base launch hub near Los Angeles more often, the region can expect more spectacles in the skies. After sundown on Oct. 7, …
Read More »False moon: Could China really light up the night sky?
[ad_1] Copyright of the image Getty Images Legend The Moon, seen over Chengdu, could be supported by a fake – but there would be significant obstacles A Chinese company has announced ambitious …
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